116v

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I am not saying that it is more likely to read one or the other, by the way. For me, the definitive reading should follow from either a comparison with other text in the same script (made by someone with some qualifications in this area), or by a convincing reading of the majority of the text.


I have been hoping to find some handwritten text that is similar to this. There are hundreds (thousands?) of German MSs online, but I never found a very close match. One that seems to come rather close is this one:

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(One should look at several pages).

Characters that most usually are different from the text on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. are the 'd' and the 'p'. It is really quite rare to find any text that has these  similarities.

Thank you, Rene!


Of course, this deserves a serious study, and I agree that a true paleographer would save us a lot of trouble!



Here is a comparison based on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

• Top row (in black) "amen"
  
• Bottom row (in red) "ave maria"
  
  

If it's "amen" then there is a minim missing in the "m". And of course, there needs to be an explanation for the loop that makes it an "h" rather than "n". But I'm guessing you were mainly referring to the style of the text rather than the specific letters?

If so, I have some examples that are very close to the style of the letters on 116v, even the strange beginning letter of "anchiton". I can't post them during the week, but if possible, I will try to upload them this weekend.